Skills Problems, Math 101 Calculus I, Fall 2026

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• The Skills Problems are submitted through Canvas and are normally due on Tuesdays at 11:59 pm, although there are a few exceptions. Check the Tentative Weekly Syllabus for the schedule of all assignments.
• Each Skills Problems assignment will be posted here at least one week before the due date.
• Remember to follow the guidelines for the Skills Problems listed in the Course Policies in writing up your solutions.

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The first two Skills Problem assignments for the semester are from Essential Precalculus, and the remainder are from APEX Calculus. All section numbers refer to the pdf version of APEX Calculus, Version 4.0. The online version of the text may have different section numbers.

Skills Problems #1 (from Essential Precalculus), due Wednesday, September 9 @ 11:59 pm

• Section 2.1: 1, 11, 19, 25
• Section 2.2: 1, 6, 33, 36, 45, 48
• Section 3.1: 1, 4, 68, 69

Skills Problems #2 (from Essential Precalculus), due Tuesday, September 15 @ 11:59 pm

• Section 3.4: 16, 18, 19, 23, 27, 38, 39, 40, 70, 85, 86
• Section 4.1: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 14, 17, 18, 31, 33, 34
• Section 4.2: 35, 39, 43

Skills Problems #3 (from APEX Calculus), due Tuesday, September 22 @ 11:59 pm

• Section 1.1: 7, 9, 13, 17, 19
• Section 1.3: 19, 22, 26, 31
• Section 1.4: 5, 8, 13
• Section 1.5: 11, 15, 20
• Section 1.6: 10, 23

Skills Problems #4, due Tuesday, September 29 @ 11:59 pm

• Work on the Sample Problems for Exam 1, posted to Canvas
• Submit whatever progress you have made

Skills Problems #5, due Friday, October 9 @ 12:30 pm

• Section 2.3: 13, 14, 17, 27, 29
• Section 2.4: 15, 17, 20, 22, 33, 45
• Section 2.5: 7, 10, 14, 20

Skills Problems #6, due Tuesday, October 20 @ 11:59 pm

• Do the In-class Work from October 9
• Section 2.5: 27, 32, 35
• Section 3.1: 17, 21

Skills Problems #7, due Tuesday, October 27 @ 11:59 pm

• Section 3.3: 15, 17, 18
• Section 3.4: 9, 17, 19, 21, 31, 33, 35
• Section 6.7: 13, 15, 17

Skills Problems #8, due Tuesday, November 3 @ 11:59 pm

• Work on the Sample Problems for Exam 2, posted to Canvas
• Submit whatever progress you have made